Wenty Ford
From BR Bullpen
Percival Edmund Wentworth Ford, Jr.
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
- Debut September 10, 1973
- Final Game September 30, 1973
- Born November 25, 1946 in Nassau, Bahamas
- Died July 8, 1980 in Nassau, Bahamas
[edit] Biographical Information
Wenty Ford is the only native of the Bahamas to pitch in the major leagues. He grew up playing cricket as well as baseball. Although he pitched a perfect game in Class A ball in 1967, he spent eight years as an unheralded farmhand, mainly because he was a soft tosser who relied on slow curves. Ford finally got to spend a month with the Atlanta Braves at the tail end of the 1973 season. In his big-league debut on September 10, 1973, Wenty pitched a complete game, beating Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants 10-4.
After Ford's pro career ended in 1975, he went back home to Nassau, where he worked in a casino and also spent time coaching baseball and basketball. He was killed in an auto accident while coming home from his casino job in the small hours of the morning.
